Ontario Restaurants and Bars Able To Serve Alcohol Starting at 7 a.m. for World Cup

Morning brews will be legal at bars and restaurants as the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has permitted the sale of alcohol in Ontario to begin at 7 a.m. during the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament announced on Friday.

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The sale is during the tournament that runs from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 and is available only to all liquor sales licensees. This is due to the time zone differences in game broadcasts with some games televised in the early morning. The closing service time of 2:00 a.m. will remain unchanged.

This year’s tournament is in Qatar which is an eight-hour time difference from Ontario. Some matches can start as early as 5:30 a.m. for the province.

Any municipality is allowed to begin liquor service to remain to start at 9 a.m.

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